I work on a peds med/surg floor and on all new admissions, the doctors have to draw labs & start IVs... after that, it falls on nursing. However, we are lucky enough to have doctors that are willing to help you out. If I know I am not going to ge...
In my hospital we really don't have a policy either. There have been times when the child in in the bed & Mom, Dad, Grandma, & siblings are squeezed into the room; some on the pull out couch, chair & even floor. It gets pretty rediculous....